title: Mechanically induced gel formation.
abstract: Mechanical triggering of gelation of an organic solution by a carbazole-based bisurea organogelator is described. Both the duration of the mechanical stimulation and the gelator concentration control the gelation process and the characteristics of the gel obtained.
authors.affiliation: Center for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jochem T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: van Herpt
authors.forename: Marc C A
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.forename: Wesley R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Browne
authors.forename: Ben L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Feringa
mesh_terms: D002227:Carbazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000737:chemistry; D004126:Dimethylformamide / Q000737:chemistry; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation
chemical_list: D002227:Carbazoles; D005782:Gels; D004126:Dimethylformamide; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide